ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -One such trickster is Brer Rabbit, who was introduced to North America through the folktales of enslaved Africans. On the plantations, Brer Rabbit, like Anansi in the Caribbean, functioned as a resistance figure for the enslaved whose trickery was aimed at undermining and challenging the plantation regime.

Detailed explanation-2: -Brer Rabbit is the main character in the Uncle Remus tales written by Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908). As a trickster-a mischievous character known for the ability to deceive-Brer Rabbit outsmarts larger and stronger animals, such as Brer Fox and Brer Bear.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common types of folk tales include fairy tales, fables, trickster tales, and ‘why’ stories.

Detailed explanation-4: -The character’s adventures embody an idea considered to be a universal creation among oppressed peoples-that a small, weak, but ingenious force can overcome a larger, stronger, but dull-witted power.